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Saturday, 7 November 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Mushrooms
Mushrooms are of great importance in the development of civilization, due to their key role in making bread and wine.
Many species of fungi are used in food production: bread, spirits, cheeses. Some of them, like Penic ...
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia has a high mortality rate.
It has the highest mortality rate of all mental disorders. Half of women with the disorder make a fu ...
Large Magellanic Cloud
One of the largest globular clusters in the galaxy is NGC 1783.
Enceladus
There are geyser-like fissures on the surface of Enceladus that eject streams of water vapor and dust into its atmosphere at speeds of about 400 m/s.
The ejected material rises to an altitude of 1500 km above the moon's surface.
Brain
About 25% of the body's cholesterol is contained in the brain.
Amber
Amber often contains remains of insects, crustaceans, spiders, as well as plants.
The genetic material of organisms trapped within the amber is dissolved, so there is no possibility of recreating millennia-old creatures, such as dinosaurs, plainly out of the remnants from amber.
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia is the most common among young people and teenagers.
It is most common in girls and young women, although recently the disorder has been increasingly obs ...
Amber
Amber has been used as a medicine.
In ancient Rome, amber dust was mixed with honey to cure a sore throat, while mixed with water was u ...
lava
Theoretically, magma can only be studied after it has become lava.
However, in situ magma has been encountered in geothermal drilling on three occasions - twice in Iceland and once in Hawaii.
Amber
Amber is associated with good luck and protection.
In some cultures, amber necklaces are gifted as good luck charms, to newborn babies to protect them from diseases, or as a marriage gift that represents eternal love.